Barriers to Intercultural communication and strategies of Improving Intercultural communication competence

As the development of intercultural communication, many scholars discuss or approach intercultural communication from verbal, nonverbal and other perspectives which all make great contribution to intercultural communication.This paper intends to examine the barriers to intercultural communication.Especially, I will put emphasis on prejudice, which is the personal attitude towards intercultural communication.It is also one of the main barriers to intercultural communication.Besides, the paper also explores some strategies of improving intercultural communication and overcoming the barriers.With these strategies,there will be more understanding and harmony between people from different cultures in the world.